as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat
obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease
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Recent Examples of obesity
Why Experts Worry About Schools Weighing Kids Supporters argue that BMI calculations in schools are important in a time when obesity among kids is on the rise, and recent reports show children's health is worsening.
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Drugmakers in the past couple of years have started launching websites to connect customers directly with some products like Lilly’s obesity treatment Zepbound or the blood thinner Eliquis from Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The disease is linked to family history, age, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle factors, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Other obesity drugs in development have reported discontinuation rates nearing 10%, which is slightly above that of the existing treatments on the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Drugmakers in the past couple of years have started launching websites to connect customers directly with some products like Lilly’s obesity treatment Zepbound or the blood thinner Eliquis from Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The disease is linked to family history, age, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle factors, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Other obesity drugs in development have reported discontinuation rates nearing 10%, which is slightly above that of the existing treatments on the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
Noun
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Beef fat adds ricness to the briney seafood, and a Scotch bonnet chile ties it all together.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Add the bacon and cook until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisped to your liking.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Breastfeeding, adiposity, and precocious puberty in boys and girls.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.—
William McDonald,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2023
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“Obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obesity. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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